Proposed Animal
Control Ordinance- Baudendistel presented some changes suggested. Added in
provision that Health Dept notify the Animal Control officer of dog bites.
Planning and zoning had some comments about returning dogs to owners if tagged.
The vicious dog section stays as is. Licensing authority is PAWS and animal
control. Animals given away as prizes are covered in the ordinance. It does not
prohibit 4H breeding stock. When dogs or cats are hit they should notify animal
control- not just leave them in street.

Public Comment:
Pat Hawkins- PAWS treasurer- wanted stronger language to require spay and
neuter in the county- but realizes this is a journey and this is a good step so
far. Spay and neuter is covered but needs to change in regard to young animals
being spayed after adoption – when they reach appropriate age. Adopters pay for
spay and neuter- it is in the adoption fee. Breeding stock is an exception.

Marlene Underwood- Animal Control – reiterated that they
would love mandatory spay and neuter but not sure how they could enforce it. PAWS
gives the voucher- that encourages it. $100-200 for average dog spay. Wishes we
had a low cost alternative. Baudendistel agrees.

About 100 animals adopted in a month- Pat Hawkins answered
to Lynch’s question. Sandy said they spay and neuter 8-10 every week.Pat Hawkins said there are low cost clinics
in the Cincinnati area for spay and neuter. Ex- Cat is $35.

McHenry said the language is the main issue- highly
recommended vs. required. Lynch said it seems that PAWS has a good handle on
this. Discussion centered on the spay and neuter requirement, property rights,
affordability and enforceability. McHnery wanted to table it to think a little
more on it. Commissioners TABLED.

NEW BUSINESS:

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
Todd Listerman, Highway Engineer

Stateline Road Slip- supplement #3 between INDOT and
Dearborn County. Set to let in August. We were awarded another $45,000 to
complete the 80/20 costs. Commissioners accepted the $275,666.40 total cost for
the emergency repair of the road slip.

He will be going to INDOT- Bridge 5 and 70 for Laughery and
Woliung roads for federal share projects.

ADMINISTRATOR:
Teresa Randall:

Courthouse Project
Update- hoping to put a project together in June. Got some local historical
input on the project to be certain they respected the Courthouse historical
building. They will talk about this at Council tonight at their joint meeting
tonight.

Jail Project Update-
Maxwell will present this at the next Council meeting after this meeting
tonight.

Economic Development
Research Technician- $100,000 awarded from Lawrenceburg grant, that
position will sit at this building. Input form mayor’s and this board agreed to
that. DCRC administers those funds. The technician reports to mayors and DCRC.
Economic Development Advisory Committee will provide oversight for this
position. It is a 1099 contract position and not a county employee. She asked
them to create the Advisory Committee. Commissioners agreed.

AUDITOR: Gayle
Pennington- Coroner sent out for bids for
the old stretcher. One bid came in from Fitch Denney. McHenry opened it.
$50 was the bid for the cot with a check enclosed. Commissioners accepted the
$50 for the old cot.

Minutes for the May 7
meeting were approved. Claims approved.

ATTORNEY: Andy
Baudendistel- nothing to add.

COMMISSIONER COMMENTS-
Little- don’t forget Memorial Day and the Vets. Lynch echoed those comments
“loudly” and asked people to participate in a county event.

LATE ARRIVAL
INFORMATION- none

PUBLIC COMMENT- John
Engle of Happy Hollow Road- Family moved there in 1949 and uncle moved to
the other farm in 1950. They have used the road for 40 years for access. Others
have worked on the road besides the county. His son owns 30 acres. He is upset
and feels like he is being railroaded. He was willing to donate land to keep
the road open in 2007 but his neighbor is unwilling- ( Lykins). Lykins packs
guns and gates the road. His son bought the land in 2010-11. He has a huge
packet of records showing the land and road history back 5 generations.
Listerman said in 2005-6 they looked at roads to see what was physically
maintained on our inventory. They found that some locations were not maintained
to the exact length on the inventory. They sent letters to see if they wanted
to have it maintained by the county and to see if they would donate the land to
get it up to county standards. Engle got one of those letters as he owns land
at front and back of that road. Stenger was Engle’s surveyor and Seig was Lykins’s
surveyor. Engle insists the road has been moved. Lynch asked how the county
would record a deed if there was no road frontage. When Engle’s son came up to
podium he said that Art Little had been out there and Lykins had come up and
ask him how he felt. Little said- he came up with a gun on his 4 wheeler. Art
said he would bring his gun the next time he was down there. Engle’s son’s
parcel was a previously cut out parcel so it did not need to be resurveyed per
Dennis Kraus Jr. McHenry wants to review minutes form 2011 and check with
Kraus, Jr. and the building dept on permits issued. Then they may have some
feedback for Engles’s family. They want to settle this out of court. They don’t
want reputations and businesses to be harmed by court case. Commissioners will
contact them when they have information – hopefully by the next meeting.